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U.S. President Donald Trump said it “looks like we’ve lost India and Russia to deepest, darkest, China” in a new post on his Truth Social platform.
“May they have a long and prosperous future together!” Trump wrote early on Friday morning, September 5, sharing an image of the leaders of the three countries together.
Chinese President Xi Jinping had welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin earlier in the week.
The three leaders spoke warmly of relations between their countries, all of which are at odds with the U.S. on issues primarily around the Russian war against Ukraine and trade.
Modi has also bristled at Trump’s claims to have brought about the ceasefire between India and Pakistan after the recent conflict broke out.
The Trump administration has imposed an additional 25 percent tariff on India related to its purchases of Russian oil amid the war in Ukraine. It had already put a 25 percent tariff on India over trade barriers faced by American firms.
Trump had earlier accused Russia, China, and North Korea of conspiring against the U.S. when Xi, Putin, and Kim Jong Un met at the military parade in Beijing to mark 80 years since the end of World War II.
This is a breaking news story. Updates to follow.
U.S. President Donald Trump attends a cabinet meeting with members of his administration in the Cabinet Room of the White House on August 26, 2025 in Washington, DC.
U.S. President Donald Trump attends a cabinet meeting with members of his administration in the Cabinet Room of the White House on August 26, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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